Eighth graders learn to describe people in Mandarin — 高 (gāo - tall), 漂亮 (piàoliang - pretty), 友好 (yǒuhǎo - friendly), 聪明 (cōngmíng - smart) — and sort words into appearance and personality.
Students will be able to…
How would you describe a friend? Mandarin has words for looks and for character. Which describe appearance, and which personality?
Project this and sort each word into 外貌 (wàimào - appearance) or 性格 (xìnggé - personality).
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Mandarin has words for looks and for character — which is which?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice-High).
Interpretive: understand describing words.
Interpersonal: describe people.
Compare describing words.
Connect to description.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students describe a friend in Mandarin with two words (one look, one character — like 高 and 友好). A printable describing sheet is in the World Languages library.
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